The following message was given at the 2017 ICC Summer Retreat by Pastor Young Kim from Grace Covenant Church in Philadelphia. It is session two of four total sessions. Please click READ MORE below to see the sermon notes.

SERMON NOTES

Matthew 16:13

Confession of Peter

Hebrews 10:24-25

If you want to have great kids, you have to start with a great marriage.Jesus is the hope of the world.

What kind of church do you want to be?What do you want to be known as?

Christianity is not a solo religion, we are meant to do it together.

If you are a follower of Jesus but cannot function in community, that is not right.

Community of Honesty

Ever since Genesis 3 - we all hide. WE don't want to be exposed.

Create an atmosphere where there is not hiding, covering, or deceiving.

Honest with God, one another, and ourselves

There are so many contexts where we hide ourselves

In the church it can so easily become a place where we wear masks

People outside the church are so much more real than in the church

Not just by being honest, but being honest you can become Christlike

We want to be honest, and we want to point to the true honest - Jesus Christ

He is the one to empower us

Keep pursuing the honest honest

We are not honest with ourselves

We are disconnected from our emotion

Somewhere down the line we believe our own lie, when we are not ok

Let's let our guards down and let God work through each other

Community of Accountability

We need to rub each other the right way so that we can become more like Christ

We can share our sins with one another

1 Thessalonians 5

We are meant to fight together

Accountability in the Bible is very powerful

Read the Bible together

Pray together

It's only as powerful as much as you use it

You are not really opening up and fighting together

Have you ever had an accountability partner and lied to them?

The more you utilize accountability the more powerful it is

Some of your struggle, some of your sin, you ARE NOT going to make it alone

Talk it out, Cry it out, but ultimately = Pray it out

Do you have a friend pointing you to Jesus?

Community of Victory

Victory into Freedom

Pray a prayer

Sing a Song

Hear a message

Set Free from Bondage

Victory into endurance

Enduring and growing and progress

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